Rail-joint.



atented Sept. ll, I900.

W. J. WHITAKER 8:. S. M. GBUBER.

BAIL JOINT.

(Application med June 26, 1900.)

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RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,751, datedSeptember 11, 1900.

Application filed June 26, 1900.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we,WILLIAM J. WHITAKER and SAMUEL M. GRUBER,citizens ofthe United States of America, residing at Dravosburg, in the county ofAllegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usef111 Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incombination rail chairs and joints, and is particularly adapted forsupporting, as well as connecting, rails of all kinds in a quick, cheap,and substantial manner.

The invention has for its object to obtain such a construction andcombination of chair, joint, and rail that a support for the rails, aswell as a juncture, may be accurately, quickly, and durably effectedwithout the aid of nuts, bolts, or screws extending in the ordinarymanner through the web of the rails and the fish-plates, to which end itconsists in forming the ends of the rail-sections with an extendingtread portion, so that when the rails abut a recess will be formed, inwhich is mounted a supporting-block of a contour similar to the base andweb of a rail, the block supporting the extending ends of therail-sections forming the joint, and mounting the rail-sections betweena pair of fish-plates formed integral with the chair for supporting thebase of the rail.

With the above and other objects in view the invention finally consistsin the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter morefully described, and specifically pointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification,and whereinlike numerals ofreference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair ofrails, showing our improved joint and chair connected thereto. Fig. 2 isa longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a crosssectional viewthereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one end of the rail, showingthe ex- Serial No. 21,620. (No model.)

' tending tread. Fig. 5is a perspective view of the supporting-block andjoint.

Referring to the drawings by referencenumerals, 1 and 2 indicate a pairof rails having the abutting ends cut away in such a manner as to forman extending tread portion, as at 3, so that when the-rails abut arecess is formed between the same, in which is mounted asupporting-block 4 of a contour similar to the web and base of the rail.The web portion of this supporting-block engages the under face of theextending tread portions of the rails and is provided with a suit ableopening, as at 5.

The reference-numerals 6 and 7 indicate a pair of fish-plates whichengage the web and base of the rails as well as the supportingblock andare formed integral at their lower ends with the chair 8, having itslower face formed in a concave manner, as at 9. The chair is providedwith a series of openings 10, each of which is in alinement with thenotch 11, formed in the base of the rail, and is adapted to receivesuitable spikes or other fastening means for securing the chair to theties of a railway-track. The fish-plates are formed with acentrally-arranged opening in alinement with the opening 5 in the web ofthe supporting-block and through which extends a rivet or bolt 12 forsecuring the supporting-block to the fish-plates, as shown, or, in otherwords, prevent any movement of the block 4.

The juncture of the rails is effected as follows: The block beingsuitably secured between the fish-plates, the rails are slid into thelatter and the extending tread supported by the block. The chair andrails are then secured to the ties of the track.

The advantages of this construction are, first, that it secures anaccurate, quick, and durable connection of the rails; second, that itdoes not interfere with the expansion or contraction of the rails, and,third, the same expense, and it is thought the many other advantages canbe readily understood from the foregoing description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings.

h It will be noted that various changes may is quickly attached, savingtime, labor, and

be made in the details of construction with out departing from thegeneral spirit of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination, a chair provided with integralfish-p1ates a pair ofrail-sections mounted in said chair and having their abutting endsprovided with an extending tread portion forming a recess, asupporting-block mounted in said recess and adapted to en- I gage theunder face of the extending tread portion of the rails, and meansextending through said fish-p1ates and block for secur-' ing the latterin position.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses:

J oHN' NOLAND, N. L. BOGAN.

